The day the reporter visited was the solstice of winter, which coincided with the winter celebration of Leichuan Waldorf Experimental Education School. On that day, as night fell, every member of the school took a candle and walked slowly to the center of the spiral to light it. Then, with a sincere heart, everyone walked out of the spiral with their songs. ?
Principal Lin Yuzhu explained that the winter solstice is the longest night in the northern hemisphere in a year. The spiral ceremony symbolizes rebirth and sends away the longest night, and there will be more and more sunny days in the future.
Lin Yuzhu is one of the important figures mentioned by the Waldorf Institute in China. She made Waldorf education take root in Taiwan Province Province. There are three Waldorf schools in Taichung District. Leichuan has the longest history and the largest number of students. Lin Yuzhu/KLOC-0 established Waldorf Nursery in Taichung in 1996, which is the first preschool education institution in China. Leichuan Waldorf Experimental Primary School was established in 2002 and is the first experimental primary school in Taichung.
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